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Tag: Toronto

138 | Ali Hassan (We Ain’t Terrorists/Muslim Interrupted)

Posted on December 17, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 138 | Ali Hassan (We Ain’t Terrorists/Muslim Interrupted)
138 | Ali Hassan (We Ain’t Terrorists/Muslim Interrupted)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Ali Hassan stand-up comic performer of his one-man show Muslim, Interrupted. We happily talk about ribs!

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137 | Elizabeth Semmelhack (Sneakers x Culture: Collab)

Posted on December 10, 2019March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 137 | Elizabeth Semmelhack (Sneakers x Culture: Collab)
137 | Elizabeth Semmelhack (Sneakers x Culture: Collab)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Elizabeth Semmelhack the Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum & author of Sneaker X Culture: Collab.

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PantsWorthy: TIFF 2019

Posted on September 6, 2019March 21, 2024 By Sammy Younan
PantsWorthy: TIFF 2019

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

One of the more puzzling aspects of a film festival—most film festivals—is that the present project is what gets celebrated. The present is the focus. Kevin Smith got Clerks into Sundance which is a great accomplishment. However the present only creates potential. It is the follow up…that matters: the relationship with the festival and now the relationship with the audience grows out of that potential. In music one hit wonders are fine and fun they do not in any way shape or form suggest a career or a body of work.

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Girth Radio Blog

Golden Wonders

Posted on April 22, 2019 By Sammy Younan

Couple night ago I attended The Toronto Magic Company show at Super Wonder Gallery in Little Italy. So good! Little Italy is like patio furniture for me I bust that stuff out when it’s spring/Summer. I haven’t gone at all during this long winter so this was my first visit in months. I got off…

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True Sammy Stories

Cherish The Gibberish

Posted on February 11, 2019 By Sammy Younan
Cherish The Gibberish

Is he crazy or his correct? Discuss…

Comedy, True Sammy Stories

Vote or Else!

Posted on October 23, 2018 By Sammy Younan
Vote or Else!

I’m grateful we live in a democracy and for all the freedoms we have but there’s a but: I use those freedoms to question what we’re doing not just blindly vote.

Television

089 | Fearless Fred Kennedy (Big Sexy Comics)

Posted on October 16, 2018March 6, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 089 | Fearless Fred Kennedy (Big Sexy Comics)
089 | Fearless Fred Kennedy (Big Sexy Comics)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews comic book writer Fearless Fred Kennedy whose comics include The Fourth Planet and Teuton.

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The Raptors Face Extinction…Again

Posted on May 4, 2018 By Sammy Younan
The Raptors Face Extinction…Again

Raptors are done. As an organization and as a culture. Cover the ACC and their head offices in gasoline and drop the Zippo lighter. Walk away none of it can be salvaged; none of it should be salvaged.

Garbage Time - NBA, NBA

071 | George Stroumboulopoulos (House of Strombo)

Posted on January 30, 2018August 29, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 071 | George Stroumboulopoulos (House of Strombo)
071 | George Stroumboulopoulos (House of Strombo)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews George Stroumboulopoulos host of House of Strombo & Apple Music Radio DJ.

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067 | Ryan Brown (At Horror-Rama)

Posted on December 12, 2017October 29, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 067 | Ryan Brown (At Horror-Rama)
067 | Ryan Brown (At Horror-Rama)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews horror-magician Ryan Brown live at location at Horror-Rama. Magic and Horror!

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    by Sammy Younan
    If you're a Remarkably Bright Creature seeking TV Recommendations well then good news: #SetTheVCR means you're Finally Home!
  • #SetTheVCR: April 27 – May 03, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    I am a Man on Fire with these TV Recommendations. Be a Good Son and enjoy this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 20 – 26, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Like a Real American, you’ll wanna go to White Castle before you take a hit of these TV Recommendations that’ll leave you Speechless. This week’s #SetTheVCR a Good Girl compliment.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 13-19, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    If you have Beef with lousy TV Recommendations where you’re From, never no worries. Adulthood is reading #SetTheVCR every week.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 06 – 12, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    No need to Trash through bogus TV Recommendations making Big Mistakes because of what The Boys told you to watch. I’m here with #SetTheVCR so your TV Outcome isn’t a Crime 101.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 30 – April 05 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    This week’s TV recommendations are fit for a Primate and a Deathstalker. So if you like #SetTheVCR that’s Made for March get your pizza ready.
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    by Sammy Younan
    This week's Pretty Lethal TV Recommendations show no Mercy. You don't need to be a Daredevil to know you can trust #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Now You See These TV Recommendations; Now You’ll Be None Too Pleased. If that fails to make sense know that #SetTheVCR is your TV Meal Ticket.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 09-15, 2026
    by Sammy Younan
    Free TV Recommendations that'll have you go Nuclear. Enjoy the March Madness of #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Ted is back and so is SCTV, that's as good as TV Recommendations get. For #SetTheVCR March comes in like a fuzzy teddy bear and it leaves with a Daredevil.
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    Fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from Democracy Now!
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    What happens when a society loses the ability to tolerate disagreement and power decides who gets to speak?
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    Sammy Vibes are the compelling connective tissue between my deep-dive writing on Substack and my curated cultural recommendations.
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    800 Episodes of The Simpsons proves one thing: Outrage has a shorter lifespan than great comedy. Eat it Hari Kondabolu.
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    Young cadets train to become Starfleet officers all while facing a mysterious threat to both the Academy and the Federation.

  • New Book Alert: Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Yaron Weitzman's Tanking to the Top. Trust The Process of The Philadelphia 76ers?
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    by Sammy Younan
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    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
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